Supervisory Electronics Technician

This Supervisory Electronics Technician is in the Office of the Facilities Management Service at VA Connecticut Healthcare System, located in West Haven, CT. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week.

Major Duties & Responsibilities are but limited to: Oversees daily operation of Electronics Technicians, to ensure agency policies and priorities are being followed; develops performance standards; and evaluates work performance of subordinates. Advices, counsels, and instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters. Resolves minor complaints from employees. Interviews candidates for positions in the unit; recommends appointments, promotions, and reassignments to unit positions; identifies and provides for training needs; and finds ways to improve production or increase the quality of work to support Engineering section. Provide technical expertise related to electronic and facility enterprise systems via planning, design, implementation, testing, evaluation, project management, professional consulting and reporting, data mining, and full life cycle management. Handle project management: stabilizing the expansion of existing enterprise systems to newly constructed areas and station-level projects under renovation or modernization and serving as a Contracting Officer's Representative for approved projects/implementations. This entails detailed schematic review and ensuring technical language is written into the architectural and/or construction documents. Planning and oversight during installation of electronic and facility enterprise systems as well as directs modifications to equipment and/or designs to remediate issues presented by unforeseen site conditions. Consulting and reporting information from enterprise systems through software applications that interface with system servers. Entering information into a format that can be understood by non-technical staff. Performs full life cycle management of responsible systems is initiated by a clinical need for technology, pre-procurement assessment, design of the equipment necessary to meet the need as well as interface with the network, development of the on-going support strategy, and then end of life replacement strategies. Performs lifecycle management of complex electronic and facility enterprise systems encompasses the following: technology assessment including defining requirements and analyzing alternatives with end users; technology acquisition including technical evaluation and best value determination of proposed equipment and systems; technology implementation including site preparation, incoming performance inspections, device/system integration, network device security, and user/technical training; technology sustainment including regular and scheduled maintenance, upgrades and enhancements, continuing education; end of useful life tasks including decommissioning, data sanitization, and technical evaluation for condition prior to disposal; and strategic planning for end of life replacement in conjunction with using services. Responsible for technical supervision of highly complex electronic and facility enterprise systems to include (but is not limited to): design, installation, modification, evaluation, testing, troubleshooting, calibration, and end user competency training. Performs duties of a broad scope and complexity including analyzing, diagnosing, and maintaining electronic and facility enterprise systems. Analyze organizational needs to design, develop, and implement, customized solutions utilizing software and/or hardware. This also includes developing and implementing a support strategy for the customized systems or interfaces. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday- Friday; 7:00am-3:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Electronics Technician/PD689-04174-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.